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Suggestions to Muslim Personal Law board.
Muslims, Rehmani has said in the letter, must be aware of their ideology, and must research extensively before agreeing to accept any suggestions on changing their beliefs. The government, he has alleged, has been pushing activities like yoga only to hide its failures on poll promises such as controlling prices and retrieving black money stashed abroad.
Suggestions;
1. Congratulate Mr. Modi for creating a successful day of Yoga, we are proud of the Hindu heritage and its benefits to humanity.
While applauding the position taken by the All India
Muslims Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), we hereby acknowledge a few
key points about the politics of International Yoga Day and pleased to make a
few suggestions. It is a delicate issue, and I pray that Muslims will follow
the principles set in motion by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and commit to
mitigating the conflicts and nurturing goodwill for the common good of the
society.
The AIMPLB sent a letter to these bodies and individuals, Maulana Wali Rehmani, working general secretary of the AIMPLB, has asked for constant vigil against attacks on Islam’s teachings. AIMPLB has also targeted the central government for propagating yoga, surya namaskar and vande matram, “which are part of Brahmin Dharma” and “are against the ideology of Muslims”.
The AIMPLB sent a letter to these bodies and individuals, Maulana Wali Rehmani, working general secretary of the AIMPLB, has asked for constant vigil against attacks on Islam’s teachings. AIMPLB has also targeted the central government for propagating yoga, surya namaskar and vande matram, “which are part of Brahmin Dharma” and “are against the ideology of Muslims”.
Muslims, Rehmani has said in the letter, must be aware of their ideology, and must research extensively before agreeing to accept any suggestions on changing their beliefs. The government, he has alleged, has been pushing activities like yoga only to hide its failures on poll promises such as controlling prices and retrieving black money stashed abroad.
Acknowledgements;
1. Muslims are not concerned about Yoga, it's been
around as long as they know, but they are concerned about the
agenda of Hinduizing Muslims that is birthing in series of actions. It is a
legitimate jungle after the Ghar Wapsi Drama.
2. While Mr. Modi wants to uplift the nation, his
bhakts in his name are messing up the cohesive fabric of the nation. Making
statements like, “those who are opposed to should jump in to the sea – Yogi Adityanath.” Who is he to tell me that? If I were to
face him, I will tell him to take the lead and go jump in chillu bhar pani
(fistful of water).
3. The Opportunist French man François Gautier writes, "By
opposing yoga in schools they (Muslims) are showing that they are Muslims first
and Indians second." Gautier is hell bent on placing wedges between Hindus
and Muslims; we have seen the likes of him in Cornwallis and Wellesley who
succeeded in the past, do we want men like him to continue to dupe and divide
us?
4. A few extremists among
Hindus look to it as a stepping stone for fulfillment of their dream of pushing
India to become a 100% Hindu Nation, completely ignoring the teachings of
Hinduism and the idea of Vasudhaiva Kutumbukum and
our pluralistic heritage of live and let live. Can we call
them legitimate Hindus? Their acts are certainly not Hindu.
Suggestions;
1. Congratulate Mr. Modi for creating a successful day of Yoga, we are proud of the Hindu heritage and its benefits to humanity.
2. Thank the opposition and the GOI for
withdrawing the compulsory clause demanding participation from every Indian.
3. The role of leaders, Muslim or otherwise is to
advise, but not to mandate it; we leave it up to the individuals to exercise
their choice of participating or not in the exercise of Yoga.
4. We are proud of India, and want to preserve
its character of free pluralistic democratic nation, where we respect the
otherness of others and not impose our ideals on others. We do not want
India to emulate Saudi Arabia or Pakistan where the minorities are pushed into
observing Ramadan. We want others to copy the Indian model where every human
has a right to eat, drink, wear and believe whatever he or she wants to
believe.
5. Let them tear India down; we will put it back together.
6. We are proud of our heritage – a pluralistic democracy where
each individual follows his own conscience in being a productive citizen of the
collective nation.
Yoga Day, a wrong approach
by Government of India
Yoga is the best thing that has happened to humans. It is good for human body as it increases the cohesive functioning of mind, body and the soul. What messes our body is what we consume; food, water and air, and its regulator in the form of exercise.
https://www.saddahaq.com/politics/yogaday/yoga-day-a-wrong-approach-by-government-of-india
Yoga is the best thing that has happened to humans. It is good for human body as it increases the cohesive functioning of mind, body and the soul. What messes our body is what we consume; food, water and air, and its regulator in the form of exercise.
https://www.saddahaq.com/politics/yogaday/yoga-day-a-wrong-approach-by-government-of-india
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Surya Namaskar and Muslim Response
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All India Muslim Personal Law Board
In a letter sent to these bodies and individuals, Maulana Wali Rehmani, working
general secretary of the AIMPLB, has asked for constant vigil against attacks on
Islam’s teachings.
Written
by Mohd Faisal Fareed |
Lucknow | Updated:
June 23, 2015 6:15 am
The
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has come out openly against what it
calls is the rising influence of “Brahmin Dharma and Vedic culture (that) are
out to harm Islamic beliefs by all means”.
The
Board, which positions itself as a spokesperson of Muslim opinion in India and
the chief custodian of Muslim personal law and the Shariat, has, for the first
time, reached out directly to Muslim organisations, institutions and the imams
of mosques in an appeal to close ranks against the forces of
Hindutva.
In a
letter sent to these bodies and individuals, Maulana Wali Rehmani, working
general secretary of the AIMPLB, has asked for constant vigil against attacks on
Islam’s teachings. AIMPLB has also targeted the central government for
propagating yoga, surya namaskar and vande matram, “which are part of Brahmin
Dharma” and “are against the ideology of Muslims”.
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Rehmani
has alleged that the celebration of the International Day of Yoga by the
government on Sunday was part of a conspiracy to link the exercise to the RSS,
since it was observed on the death anniversary of the Sangh’s first
sarsanghchalak, K B Hedgewar.
The
letter does not use the expression “Hindu Dharma”, and refers instead to
“Brahmin dharma”, possibly in order to reach out to Dalit Hindus.
Rehmani
has referred to Chapter 6 of the Gita to argue that yoga is a religious
activity, and a part of “Brahmin Dharma and Vedic culture”. He has mentioned
several organisations who have allegedly used the Centre’s yoga push to
propagate Vedic culture — a violation of the Constitution, which does not allow
the promotion of religious activities by the government.
“Muslims
should always remain cautious as there are organisations that are attacking
Islamic beliefs and trying to impose Brahmin dharma. All this yoga, surya
namaskar and Vedic culture are part of Brahmin dharma and are totally against
Islamic beliefs,” Rehmani has said in his letter.
He
has urged the imams to discuss the subject during Friday sermons, and prepare
the Muslim community for a movement.
”I
have written a letter to members of the AIMPLB,” Maulana Rehmani
told The Indian Express. Asked how
the letter had reached other Muslim organisations as well, he said, “Obviously,
we are expanding our area and including other Muslim organisations in our
movement. The Board has a limited number of members, but in order to create
awareness, we have to expand our horizons.”
Muslims,
Rehmani has said in the letter, must be aware of their ideology, and must
research extensively before agreeing to accept any suggestions on changing their
beliefs. The government, he has alleged, has been pushing activities like yoga
only to hide its failures on poll promises such as controlling prices and
retrieving black money stashed abroad.
At
its working committee meeting in Lucknow on June 7, AIMPLB had passed a
resolution against yoga, saying it was un-Islamic.
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